Posted: February 13, 2012
Our Esgenoopetitj Reading Recovery Student Group 2011-2012! They're so awesome! The Sky's the Limit!!Reach for the Stars and Open a Book to a New World Waiting to be Discovered!! :)
Ms. Ellison
April Showers Bring May Flowers, Welcome to May 2020!!
Posted: February 11, 2012
Hi Parents! This is just a little note to let everybody know that the final few weeks are upon us for the first group of Reading Recovery Students! Just a reminder for parents AND students how important it is to: Read! Read! Read! Whenever possible, parents, offer your children valuable reading materials! Encourage the love of books or the love of reading in general! Tips to get them reading, cereal boxes have lots of exciting print, colorful comic pages and comic books and borrowing is always free from the library at our school! I am asking the parents to please continue their children's love of reading even after their program is done, for the rest of their lives! Reading can only be great for them!! :) Also, keeping reading in mind, please be sure your child is reading their assigned work from me, and assembling their cut up sentences each night! Have your child read to you and scramble the words up in their cut up sentences for them to re-organize and re-read! They should read their sentences at least 2 to 3 times after they have been scrambled! Please sign their homework sheets AFTER their homework has been fully completed! Your assistance is your encouragement for your child's progress in their reading journey and it is appreciated by everybody, especially your child! :) Thank you and have a great week!! :) ~Miss Ellison Reading Recovery Esgenoopetitj~
Posted: December 7, 2011
NORAD Santa Sky Tracker
Activities and the OFFICIAL Santa's Sky Tracker for Christmas Eve!! This should bring lots of excitement and perhaps some extra great writing ideas! :)
Posted: December 7, 2011
Seussville-Dr. Seuss website! Fun!
Sharing a few exciting reading related links for parents & children to have fun with! :)
Posted: December 7, 2011
Hi Parents and Children! Just a little note to say that I'm so glad to see the progress the children are making! They are working hard and have did a lot of hard work from Septemeber until now! I would like to thank the Parents for attending their children's Parental Observation day! Your attention to their reading and homework is excellent! This shows up in their daily lessons and it is appreciated by myself and the children, as it reduces any stresses along their reading and writing journies!As I always stress, it is of utter importance that the children read, read and re-read!! They are building stamina, fluency and strength in both reading and writing skills! This also includes reading on weekends, even if there is no assigned homework from class, my class assigns weekend homework to build this strength that they require! I appreciate your cooperation in helping them complete their weekend homework as well as during the weekdays! :) Thank You! Miss Ellison ~Reading Recovery~
Posted: November 30, 2011
A reminder to parents of students in the Reading Recovery Program: Tomorrow, Thursday, December 1, 2011 is Parent Observation Day. Your timed observation has been sent home with your child in their homework bag. Please be sure to arrive for that time. I am requesting observation only during the complete lesson and then I will bring your child back to class. After this, I am available for any discussion about their lesson after your child has been returned to class. Thank you for attending your child's observation class in advance and I am excited to have your presence during our lesson!! :) See you tomorrow! Miss Ellison
Posted: November 27, 2011
I would like to mention at this time, how happy I am to be seeing the progress of the children who are in the Reading Recovery Program! They are coming along well in their progress, but as always, lots of reading and writing practice makes for stronger Readers and Writers! I am encouraging parents to continue listening to their children read and help them with their writing homework and building sentence skills every evening. This is true for both RR homework AND Classroom homework! All homework needs to be completed when assigned, as it ensures your child benefits from the skills they are practicing each night. Please take time to read to your child at any other times too. Listening to a parent/guardian read a book to a child is as important for the child, as is their own reading. After you have completed reading the book to them, talk about it! Having a discussion about the book, strengthens their recalling skills and allows them to familiarize themselves both with the characters in the story and the events that happen in the book! It is also one of the most wonderful ways of bonding with a child! Snuggling together and listening to a wonderful story, takes you both to another time and place, which part of building creativity within your child! Thank you and please keep on reading!! :) Miss Ellison
Posted: November 20, 2011
Hi Parents! I would just like to send a little note to let you know that the students are coming along great! Once again, homework assigned from me, is a priority as much as their classroom homework. All tasks need completion and reading every evening is a must! The students need to gain strength in their reading skills and if they do not practice every evening, it does not help them gain this fluency and strength. I would like to thank you, Parents, for the continuing effort that you give your children, in assisting them, even taking the time to sit with them to listen to their stories! This is very important for your child to have an audience while reading. It helps them become better readers and takes away the shyness from reading to other people! I am so proud of the excellent work that the children are doing and the progress that they are making! Please be sure to have all their books read every evening this week! Have a wonderful week and keep up the great job!! :) Miss Ellison
Posted: November 9, 2011
Posted: November 9, 2011
by John McCrae, May 1915
In Flanders fields the poppies blow
Between the crosses, row on row,
That mark our place; and in the sky
The larks, still bravely singing, fly
Scarce heard amid the guns below.
We are the Dead. Short days ago
We lived, felt dawn, saw sunset glow,
Loved and were loved, and now we lie
In Flanders fields.
Take up our quarrel with the foe:
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch; be yours to hold it high.
If ye break faith with us who die
We shall not sleep, though poppies grow
In Flanders fields.With Respect. http://www.greatwar.co.uk/poems/john-mccrae-in-flanders-fields.htm
